SAN DIEGO, Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) today announced that it will report second quarter 2011 financial results after the NASDAQ Global Select Market closes on Tuesday, August 9, 2011. That same afternoon, Jack Lief, Arena's President and Chief Executive Officer, will host a conference call and webcast at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) to discuss the financial results for the second quarter 2011 and to provide a business and financial update.

The conference call may be accessed by dialing 877.643.7155 for domestic callers and 914.495.8552 for international callers. Please specify to the operator that you would like to join the "Arena Pharmaceuticals' Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results Call." The conference call will be webcast live under the investor relations section of Arena's website at www.arenapharm.com, and will be archived there for 30 days following the call. Please connect to Arena's website several minutes prior to the start of the broadcast to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be necessary.

About Arena PharmaceuticalsArena is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing oral drugs that target G protein-coupled receptors, an important class of validated drug targets, in four major therapeutic areas: cardiovascular, central nervous system, inflammatory and metabolic diseases. Arena's most advanced drug candidate is intended for weight management.